Protector for gloves.



- PATENTED MAY 26, 1908. H. v. A. HALL & A. e. HOSTAOHY.

PROTECTOR FOR GLOVES.

APPLIUATION PILIID SEPT. 12,1907.

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No. 888, 00. PA'TENTED A -28,1808. H. v. A. HALL 0 A. 0. HOSTAGHY.

PROTECTOR FOR GLOVES.

- APPLICATION nun SEPT.12,1907.

UNITED sTArns PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY V. A. HALL AND ALFRED G. HOSTAUHY, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

PROTECTOR FOB GLOVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY V. A. HALL, a citizen of the United States, and ALFRED G. HosTAoHY, a citizen of France, residing at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protectors for Gloves and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to glove protectors, being'designed especially for use in protecting the buttons or other fastening members by means of which the flaps are closed, and embodies in its organization a pair of retainingpieces or cards to be inserted respectively into the gloves, together with a protecting piece or sheet of soft, pliable material connected with one of said cards, and designed to be folded or otherwise arranged in position between the inner meeting faces of the gloves.

The invention has for its object to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive device of this character which may be readily applied for use and one whereby the buttons or other fastening members will be protected from breakage or other injury during ship ment or storage of the gloves.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character by means of which the body portion of the gloves will be retained in shape when not in use, and one through the medium of which the gloves will be properly connected in pairs, thus dispensing, if desirable, with the usual method of tacking the gloves together.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of arts more fully hereinafter described.

n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a pair of loves equipped with a protecting device emodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the protecting device removed; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken centrally and longitudinally through a pair of gloves, showing" the latter arranged face-to-face with the pliable protecting sheet disposed therebetween; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified form of the protecting device applied to a pair of long gloves;

Fig. 5 is aview in elevation of the modified form of device removed from the gloves; and Fig. 6 is an edge view in elevation, showing the gloves arranged faceto-face and with the pliable protecting sheet disposed between them.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 1 indicates a pair of gloves having a placket opening, 2, forming flaps, 3, which are equipped with cooperating fastening members, 4 and 5, these parts, which are conventionally shown herein, be ing of the usual or of any appropriate construction and material, and adapted in practice to perform their ordinary functions.

The protecting device forming the subjectmatter of the invention comprises a pair of relatively stiff retaining pieces or cards, 6, adapted to be inserted into the body portion of the gloves and composed preferably of blotting paper or other semi-pliable material, these retaining pieces serving in practice and when inserted in the gloves, to maintain the latter in smooth, flat condition.

The retaining pieces which have their forward ends reduced in size as shown for ready insertion into the gloves are connected at their rear ends by means of a cord, or other flexible connection, 7, the terminals of which are secured to the pieces, 6, by means of adhesive tabs, 8, and connected with the rear end of one of the pieces, 6, is a projecting sheet, 9, composed of cotton or other suitable soft, pliable material, the sheet, 9, in the form of device under consideration, being preferably attached by an adhesive directly to the retaining piece, 6.

In practice the pro'ecting device is applied for use by inserting t e retaining piece 6 into the body portion'of the glove, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and thereafter folding the protecting sheet 9 over upon the front face of one of the gloves before arranging the latter face-toface as seen in Fig. 3. Under this arrangement, the soft, pliable material forming the protecting sheet serves to prevent the glove fastening members from becoming scratched, broken or otherwise injured during trans ortation or storage of the gloves, and, in act, to protect the fastening members at all times when the gloves are not in use. It is to be particularly noted that the retaining pieces, 6, serve to preserve the gloves in. proper shape, and that, in conjunction with the cord, 7, serve to connect the gloves in pairs,

thus permitting the ordinary method of tackin the gloves together, to be dispensed with, i' desired.

In the form of device described invFigs. 4 to 6, inclusive, and which is designed for application to a pair of long gloves, the retaining pieces or cards, 6, are connected by means of a cord, 7, to which the protecting sheet, 9,

is attached, as at 10, at an intermediate point between the retaining pieces, 6. In this form of the device, the protecting sheet, 9, which is made of cotton, or other soft, pliable material, is provided at its rear end with a reinforcing piece, 11, composed of paper or the like, to insure the connection 10 properly holding without tearing the material. In this form of the device, the retaining pieces 6 are inserted through the glove plackets, as shown in Fig. 4, after which the gloves are placed face-to-face in the usual manner, with the pliable protecting sheet, 9, arranged therebetween to protect the fastening members or buttons, as seen more clearly in Fig. 6. In other respects, the construction and operation of the device are identical with that above described.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. A glove protecting device comprising a pair of retaining pieces designed for insertion saaoo into the gloves, and a soft, pliable protecting sheet connected with one of said retaining pieces for arrangement between the meeting faces of the gloves.

2. A glove protecting device comprising a pair of retaining pieces designed for insertion respectively into the gloves, a soft, pliable protecting sheet connected with one of said pieces, and a flexible connection between said pieces.

3. A glove protecting device comprising a pair of retaining pieces designed for insertion respectively into the gloves, and a soft, pliable protecting sheet adapted for arrangement between the meeting faces of the gloves.

4. A glove protecting device comprising a pair of retaining pieces designed for insertion into the glove, a connecting cord, means for terminally engaging the cord with the re taining pieces, and a rotecting sheet connected with one of the latter.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY V. A. HALL. ALFRED G. HOSTACHY.-

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. AUBUoHoN, JosErH O. LANG. 

